PowerPoint Presentations; We’ve all seen them, some of us fear them, they’ve even been known to fill a few of us with dread! When someone mentions that they are bringing along their PowerPoint to show us we sometimes can’t help but shudder at the thought of having to sit through a multitude of bland, boring slides all crammed to the brim with mind numbing facts and figures. Have you ever wondered if that’s what’s...

Yes we have all heard about mind mapping. It’s those funny squiggly lines and pictures that we draw in order to remember things right? Cute child-like drawings that are meant to trigger our memory because they branch like natural objects whether branches of a tree or the inner workings of our brains. This isn’t a lecture on mind mapping though; you can find out everything you know by contacting the leading thinkers in this field like Barry Mapp...

In August I was invited by Paul Sage of Click4Causes to give a presentation in Milton Keynes to demonstrate the power of Social Media and Social Networking, and how these could be used to engage with their audiences to raise awareness of, and increase contributions to their causes. Paul Sage began the seminar with some very sound advice on the importance of choosing the right words to ensure our messages elicit the desired response. In Pauls...

Unprecedented growth of Social Media As I continue bringing Social Networking and Social Marketing to the masses through my seminars, I find many people are very confused or even intimidated by the sheer number of social network applications available for people to use these days, and the number continues to grow. When we made our “Introduction To Social Networking” training video earlier this year there were around 375 mainstream...

It’s always nice when people say “well done” but this comment made me smile more than most: As a presenter I take my audience on a journey of discovery so there is nothing more rewarding than watching the sparks of an idea I planted burst into flames of inspiration like this! Lyn was a guest at the Best-of-Bedford, Best-of-Luton and Bedford Chamber of Commerce event where I had been invited to give a Social Networking presentation...